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THEY'RE like vampires that suck blood from their victims - rendering their preys defenseless, tired, weary, and close to the grave. There are many vampires in the workplace - ever ready to strike at your expense. Get to know them before it's too late.
THE CONTRAVIDA. He is not exactly the bad guy we see on films and on television. He is the one who thrives on contradicting to whatever you say, do, and even think. If you're white, he's black. If you tell him you like something, he's the type who will give a litany of reasons why he doesn't like what you like. If you do something a certain way, he'll do the opposite. He's the ever contra-bulate to the highest level. And he makes sure you know it.
THE DRAMA ANTHOLOGY PRINCESS. Talking to her is like watching a dramatic teleserye. It's like everything is katapusan na ng mundo - end of the world. Losing P1 will send her moping and emotional all day long that she finds it hard to get back to work. Hu-hu-hu-hu.
THE DOUBLE-EDGED KNIFE BUTCHER. He makes sure he's there at your lowest. Yes, he loves people with problems and appears like he's always willing to listen. After you confide to him that you had a spat with your girlfriend and that the relationship seems irreparable, he delivers this piercing line: "Maybe there's something wrong with you." Ouch!
THE MEGAPHONE. He's a crowd drawer and he makes sure his message, whatever it is, is heard. You don't have to be near him to know everything he says. You can hear it - loud and clear - even if you're on the third floor and he's in the 7th. It's like he's living in your ears. The moment he laughs, you can almost feel the rumblings of the earth.
THE BROKEN RECORD. He talks about anything over and over and over and over again. He's the type who's not content on saying something just once, twice, or thrice - which makes you feel like an idiot. He's not happy unless he repeats himself. Kulit!
THE PROUD PAPA. He's the type who cannot control bragging about his children that nothing and no one is above them - how bunso has mastered arimunding
munding, how his only boy was so matapang to undergo tuli, how his panganay dressed up for a play. You're like watching his children grow. He offers information after information after information even if you don't ask. Wala ka sa lolo ko...
THE OA. Everything about him is exaggerated. He magnifies even the simplest of situations or things. He boasts of doing anything he says he only can do.
THE MOTORMOUTH. He speaks like a nonstop motor - so fast you cannot understand a thing he says. You catch your breath after talking to him. A glass of water, please.
THE CLINGING VINE. He cannot do anything without consulting you -and being accepted. Everything he does - even how insignificant - needs approval that he cannot decide on his own. He never runs out of questions.
THE POISON IVY. Every word that comes out of his mouth
is peppered with invectives, profanities, and curses. He spits poison. It's like he has a dictionary authored by Satan. You feel like burning just talking to him.
THE NEGA. He wakes up in the morning with nothing but negative vibes. He sees the sun as dark. The future is bleak. He complains about the traffic, the government, his coemployees, the weather, his family, his boss, how earsplitting bantay barks - always reluctant to turn the negatives into positives.
THE KSP (Kulang Sa Pansin). Most of the time, you wonder why just yesterday she was so sweet with you, and now the weather has changed - as if you don't exist. Is she suffering from menopause at 23 or she's losing her marbles?
You feel your energy depleting? Yes, if you let these `suckers' control your life, you'll be dead by now. What to do? DON'T TAKE THEM - OR WHAT THEY SAY - SERIOUSLY. DO WHATEVER YOU FEEL IS RIGHT AND WITHOUT HURTING ANYONE - AND YOURSELF. ALWAYS HAVE A HAPPY DISPOSITION.
By the way, which sucker are you? Be honest.
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